'Sal-mok-ji' Surpasses 2.6 Million Viewers, Ranks Third Among All-Time Domestic Horror Films... Even Overtakes 'Gongjiam'

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'Sal-mok-ji' has surpassed 2.6 million viewers, securing third place among all-time domestic box office horror film box office rankings.

'Sal-mok-ji,' a horror film depicting a mysterious figure captured on the road view of 'Sal-mok-ji' and the filming crew encountering something in the dark, deep water of a reservoir as they head there for reshoots, surpassed 2.6 million viewers as of May 3 based on the Korea Film Council's integrated computer network.

With this, 'Sal-mok-ji' has overtaken the representative horror film 'Phone' (estimated at 2.6 million viewers), released in 2002, to claim third place among all-time domestic box office horror film box office rankings. Having reached 2.4 million viewers, which is three times the break-even point, just one day ago, 'Sal-mok-ji' has now surpassed 2.6 million viewers, rapidly writing historic records. Breaking the box office formula that horror films only succeed during summer, 'Sal-mok-ji,' which led word-of-mouth among audiences with 'experiential horror,' is drawing attention to whether it can even break the record of 'Gongjiam' (2.68 million viewers), the second-highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Moreover, even amidst the onslaught of major productions such as 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' and 'Super Mario Galaxy,' 'Sal-mok-ji' has consistently maintained a top position in seat sales rates, with 42.8% on May 1 and 31.5% on the 2nd, and continues to hold its position as a box office powerhouse even during the May holiday.

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